# DELETE ## Syntax ```sql DeleteStmt ::= DELETE FROM TableName WHERE where_condition TableName ::= Identifier ('.' Identifier)? ``` **Description** - The filter columns specified by `WHERE` must be an index column. if it is a key column, only `=` can be used. ## Examples ```SQL DELETE FROM t1 WHERE col1 = 'aaaa'; DELETE FROM t1 WHERE col1 = 'aaaa' and ts_col = 1687145994000; DELETE FROM t1 WHERE col1 = 'aaaa' and ts_col > 1687059594000 and ts_col < 1687145994000; DELETE FROM t1 WHERE ts_col > 1687059594000 and ts_col < 1687145994000; ```